PEA-Badge-Animal-Care

General
The limitations of an apartment can make animal care beyond a pet seem intimidating. Animal production in such spaces feels out of reach to many. However, it is entirely possible to encourage wildlife as well as to create productive animal systems in the confines of an apartment. Eggs, meat, fiber, compost, and natural pest control can all be accomplished in an apartment.

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Complete seven points:

Any PEP Animal Care BB done to the PEP standard - 1 point (limit 5)
 - A few possibilities to consider:
     - Live mouse trap
     - 6 toad habitats
     - Snake/lizard habitat
     - Collect 12 eggs
     - Food/water/safety check for your critters
     - Prove your animal’s food is fit for human consumption
     - Breed a quail/guinea pig/rabbit/pigeon
     - Raise mealworms

Build a nice birdhouse for a specific species of bird - 1 point
 - installation isn’t required
Build a mason bee house (possibly other solitary bees) - ½ point
 - installation isn’t required
Make a bee/insect watering station - ½ point
 - installation isn’t required
Build a ladybug house - ½ point
 - installation isn’t required
Build a bat house - 1 point
 - installation isn’t required
Build an insect hotel - ½ point
 - installation isn’t required
Create a vermiposting system - 3 points
Set up a black soldier fly larvae composting system - 1 point
Raise silkworms to the cocoon stage - 1 point
Address a cockroach issue - ½ point
Address a bed bug issue - ½ point
Address a flea issue - ½ point
Address an ant issue - ½ point
Address a rodent issue - ½ point

Items that can be done in most apartments but not necessarily all apartments:
Create a wild bird window feeder - ½ point
Set up a freshwater aquarium - 2 points
 - At least 2 species of fish, 1 of crab, 1 of snail, 1 of plant
 - Alive after 2 weeks
Set up a saltwater aquarium - 2 points
 - At least 2 species of fish, 1 of crab
 - Alive after 2 weeks
Share appropriate kitchen scraps with a vertebrate animal system - ½ point
 - Multiple times, 1 gallon in total
Set up a home quail system - 2 points
 - Food, water, nest box, cage, bedding, multiple quail
 - Nurture for 2 weeks
Set up a home rabbit enclosure - 2 points
 - Food, water, nesting area, cage, bedding, multiple rabbits
 - Nurture for 2 weeks
Set up a home guinea pig enclosure - 2 points
 - Food, water, nesting area, cage, bedding, multiple guinea pigs
 - Nurture for 2 weeks
Set up a pigeon system - 2 points
 - Food, water, nesting area, cage, bedding, multiple pigeons
 - Nurture for 2 weeks
Feed manure/bedding of an animal system into a vermicompost/BSF system - ½ point

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